Photography by David Levene

Queen’s diamond jubilee procession in two minutes – timelapse video

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The Prince of Wales shares his thoughts on his ‘Mama’s’ achievements in her role as monarch over the last six decades in a personal tribute to the Queen

Wishing Her Majesty a happy diamond jubilee in our own way, with:

• Travel tips for the diamond jubilee weekend: what’s on where – plus how to avoid it;
• A TV guide for both Royalists and Republicans;
• How to draw the Queen (and her knickers) for kids;
• The best of the worst jubilee souvenirs;
• 60 years of the Queen’s fashions.

(Photography: PR)

Photograph: PA

A pictorial timeline of Elizabeth II’s reign ahead of her diamond jubilee:

2 June 1953: Queen Elizabeth II following her coronation. The date of the Queen’s coronation was chosen so as not to clash with the Derby or fall on an unlucky day. The crowning of the monarch proved to be a milestone in modern British history and with an estimated TV viewing audience of 20 million, it ushered in the age of the major televised event

Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images

Painter Lisa Burton poses with the latest waxwork of Queen Elizabeth II at Madame Tussauds. This is Madame Tussauds’ 22nd model of Her Majesty - see how she’s changed through the years in our gallery